Mono Apple Music on Apple TV

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Mono Apple Music on Apple TV

I am very excited about the Dolby Atmos tracks on Apple Music played through my Apple TV on my home-cinema. But as a matter of fact the majority of the tracks are in (excellent High resolution) stereo on my iPhone and iPad (headphones) But when played on my Apple TV I’m getting monosound, i.e. two channels with exactly the same downmix. I’ve tried changing the sound settings on the Apple TV from Atmos to Dolby 5.1 or Stereo, but all the music still is mono. Is this a mall function on my new device or can this be changed in another way?

Apple TV 4K, tvOS 16

Posted on Feb 21, 2023 01:03 PM

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ASTRO24

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Feb 22, 2023 03:24 PM in response to pjutr

Hi pjutr,

Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities.

The audio played from your Apple TV is designed to play in the highest format, but may be limited based on your setup.

"Audio formats supported on Apple TV

Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD automatically play sound in the highest quality that's supported by your home entertainment system setup and that's available with content that you watch.

If your home entertainment system doesn't support the audio format that Apple TV automatically selects, you can manually change the audio format. Go to Settings > Video and Audio > Audio Format and turn on Change Format. From here you can choose the following:

Dolby Digital 5.1: Plays audio on multiple speakers and a subwoofer, like a 5.1 speaker setup.
Stereo: Supported audio quality for all televisions, movies, and TV shows that plays sound through a right and left channel."

Play audio in Dolby Atmos or surround sound on your Apple TV - Apple Support

Regards.

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pjutr Author

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Feb 23, 2023 05:43 PM in response to ASTRO24

The real solution is switching off Mono in Accessibility settings

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Mono Apple Music on Apple TV

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